Marlins had fewer people in attendance than Double-A affiliate Wednesday

By BRETT BODNER

|NEW YORK DAILY NEWS|

Apr 12, 2018 | 4:17 PM

Jeets isn't putting fans in the seats.

The Marlins' Double-A affiliate, the Jacksonville Jumbo, had more fans in attendance than yesterday's major-league game at Marlins Park.

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Miami had 6,150 fans in attendance to watch their game against the Mets, while the Jumbo Shrimp had 6,960 for their home opener against the Mobile BayBears.

The Mets swept the Marlins in a three-game series this week that only drew 19,669 fans to Miami's Marlins Park, according to ESPN. The team is averaging 12,641 fans per game so far this season, which is down from last year's mark of 24,996 through their first nine games last season.

Marlins fans are likely avoiding the ballpark following an offseason where new team ownership — including former Yankee captain Derek Jeter — shipped off Giancarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna and Dee Gordon.

Ownership decided to gut the roster in an attempt to cut payroll.

Not many Marlins fans have been showing up to home games this season in Miami. (Eric Espada/Getty Images)

One of their biggest supporters, Marlins Man, no longer attends games after he was unable to come to terms with the team on a new deal for season tickets.

Marlins Man — real name Laurence Leavy — was a season ticket holder with the team since the organization's inception in 1993. He told local radio host Andy Slater he was getting offers from other MLB teams about ticket deals after no agreement could be made with the Marlins.

He said he could return to the team someday, but not until the organization puts a winning team on the field.

"I wish the Marlins much success," Leavy told SlaterScoops.com. "I look forward to becoming a Diamond Club member again when they have a winning product, if that happens in my lifetime."